I'm under the very general belief that things the bridal party wears for the wedding should not be considered their gift . There are exceptions to this I think -- for example, I received a set of pearls (necklace, bracelet, and earrings) from a dear friend when I was a bridesmaid in her wedding and this was also our gift. They were stunning, she knew all of us loved pearls, and so she did this for us. I loved it.
That being said, my fiance is talking about his ideas for his groomsmen ... first started with ideas like cufflinks etc, and is now talking about buying them all their suit. We aren't doing a type you can rent, so he wants to cover their slacks, vest, shirt, tie and suspenders.
I'm not sure this is the best route to go. 1) it can get pricey ... and 2) is that really a groomsman gift since it's what they are wearing to the wedding?
I'm going to bring it up with him but I guess I have two questions.
1) Do you agree that this isn't the greatest idea of all time?
2) Can you give me some other groomsmen ideas so I can give him some potential alternatives in our discussion? He's admittedly not very creative when it comes to these things!